South Florida Open Championships

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South Florida Open Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
Tour ILTF World Circuit (1922–72)
ILTF Independent Tour (1973–77)
Founded1922;101 years ago (1922)
Abolished1977;46 years ago (1977)
Location Fort Lauderdale
Miami
Miami Beach
Punta Gorda
Palm Beach
West Palm Beach
VenueVarious
Surface Clay

The South Florida Open Championships also known as the South Florida Championships or South Florida Open [1] was an international men's and women's clay court tennis tournament founded in 1922. [2] The tournament was first played in Miami, Florida, United States. From 1946 this tournament also carried the joint denomination of West Palm Beach Open. [3] The tournament was played at other locations until 1977 when it was discontinued as part of the ILTF Independent Tour. [2]

Contents

History

The South Florida Championships was a combined men's and women's clay court tournament first established in February 1922 and played in Miami, Florida, United States. The inaugural singles winners were Fritz Bastian (men's) [2] and Martha Floyd (women's). The tournament was part regional USLTA Southern Circuit. [2] In 1954 a second edition of the men's event was held in Fort Lauderdale called the South Florida Fall Championships that was won by

The tournament was held in Miami, Miami Beach, Palm Beach Punta Gorda, West Palm Beach. [2] The fall championships were played in Fort Lauderdale. [2]

The championships ran annually until 1977 when they discontinued from the ILTF Independent Tour, [2] a series of worldwide tournaments not part of the men's Grand Prix Circuit or women's the WTA Tour. The final winners of the singles events were the Canadian player Harry Fritz (men's), [2] the American player Bunny Smith (women's)

Finals

Men's singles (Winter)

(incomplete roll)

YearLocationChampionsRunners-upScore
South Florida Championships
1922Miami Flag of the United States.svg Fritz Bastian Flag of New Zealand.svg James Calder6-2, 6–3, 6–3. [2]
1924Miami Flag of the United States.svg G. Carlton Shafer Flag of the United States.svg George Bart Pfingst [4] 8-6, 6–4, 6–1. [2]
1926West Palm Beach Flag of the United States.svg Jerome (Jerry) Lang Flag of the United States.svg John T. Graves jr.6-1, 8–6, 6–3. [2]
1927West Palm Beach Flag of the United States.svg Bill Tilden II Flag of Spain.svg Manuel Alonso Areizaga 6-3, 7–9, 5–7, 6–4, 6–2. [2]
1928Miami Beach Flag of the United States.svg Frank Hunter Flag of the United States.svg John F. Hennessey 6-4, 6–4, 6–3. [2]
1929Miami Flag of the United States.svg John F. Hennessey Flag of the United States.svg Frank Hunter 2-6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–3. [2]
1930Miami Flag of the United States.svg George Lott Flag of the United States.svg John Doeg 2-6, 6–2, 4–6, 6–2, 8–6. [2]
1931Punta Gorda Flag of the United States.svg J. Gilbert Hall Flag of Cuba.svg Gustavo Vollmer 7-5, 4–6, 6–3, 7–5. [2]
1932Punta Gorda Flag of the United States.svg Julius Seligson Flag of Cuba.svg Gustavo Vollmer 4-6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–1. [2]
1939West Palm Beach Flag of the United States.svg Wayne Sabin Flag of the United States.svg Gene Mako 7-9, 6–1, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2. [2]
1940West Palm Beach Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Riggs Flag of the United States.svg Henry Prusoff 6-1, 7–5, 6–2. [2]
1941Palm Beach Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Riggs (2) Flag of the United States.svg Jack Kramer 6-3, 6–2, 6–3. [2]
1946West Palm Beach Flag of the United States.svg Gardnar Mulloy Flag of Ecuador.svg Pancho Segura 6–4, 6–3. [2]
1948West Palm Beach Flag of the United States.svg Bruce Thomas Flag of the United States.svg Sidney Schwartz 6-4, 6–4. [2]
1950West Palm Beach Flag of the United States.svg Tony Vincent Flag of the United States.svg Malcolm Fox 7-5, 6–3. [2]
1951West Palm Beach Flag of the United States.svg Louis Straight Clark Flag of the United States.svg Tony Vincent 6-4, 6–1, 5–7, 6–3. [2]
1952West Palm Beach Flag of the United States.svg Gardnar Mulloy (2) Flag of the United States.svg Tony Vincent 6-4, 4–6, 7–5, 6–3. [2]
1953West Palm Beach Flag of the United States.svg Malcolm Fox Flag of the United States.svg Charles Harris 1-6, 6–2, 10–8. [2]
1954West Palm Beach Flag of the United States.svg Gardnar Mulloy (3) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Lorne Main 6-1, 4–6, 6–2, 2–6, 6–2. [2]
1955West Palm Beach Flag of the United States.svg Eddie Moylan Flag of France.svg Jean-Noël Grinda 9-7, 6–2. [2]
1956West Palm Beach Flag of the United States.svg Vic Seixas Flag of the United States.svg Eddie Moylan 2-6, 6–2, 6–4. [2]
1957West Palm Beach Flag of Australia (converted).svg Don Candy Flag of Brazil.svg Armando Vieira 3-6, 6–4, 6–3, 6–1. [2]
1958West Palm Beach Flag of the United States.svg Jack Frost Flag of Japan.svg Kosei Kamo 6-3, 6–2. [2]
1959West Palm Beach Flag of the United States.svg Jack Frost (2) Flag of the United States.svg John W. Frost 6-2, 6–2. [2]
1960West Palm Beach Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Davies Flag of Ecuador.svg Eduardo Zuleta 6-2, 6–0. [2]
1961West Palm Beach Flag of the United States.svg John C. Skogstad [5] Flag of Ecuador.svg Eduardo Zuleta 6-0, 6–0, 2–6, 2–6, 6–3. [2]
1962West Palm Beach Flag of the United States.svg Ed Rubinoff Flag of Brazil.svg Thomaz Koch 8-6, 10–12, 9–7, 7–5. [2]
1963West Palm Beach Flag of Ecuador.svg Miguel Olvera Flag of Ecuador.svg Eduardo Zuleta 6-1, 6–3, 6–1. [2]
1964West Palm Beach Flag of Greece.svg Nicky Kalogeropoulos Flag of Ecuador.svg Eduardo Zuleta 7-5, 6–1, 3–6, 6–3. [2]
1965West Palm Beach Flag of the United States.svg Billy Higgins Flag of the United States.svg Lester M Sack [6] 6-3, 6–1, 6–0. [2]
1966West Palm Beach Flag of Ecuador.svg Eduardo Zuleta Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Harry Fauquier 6-3, 6–1. [2]
1967West Palm Beach Flag of Ecuador.svg Eduardo Zuleta (2) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Keith Carpenter 10-8, 6–2. [2]
1968West Palm Beach Flag of Ecuador.svg Eduardo Zuleta (3) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Frank Tutvin 6-4, 6–3. [2]
↓  Open era  ↓
1969West Palm Beach Flag of Ecuador.svg Eduardo Zuleta (4) Flag of the United States.svg Jamie Pressly [7] 8-6, 6–0. [2]
1970West Palm Beach Flag of the United States.svg Frank Froehling III Flag of Ecuador.svg Pancho Guzmán 7-5, 5–7, 6–3. [2]
1971West Palm Beach Flag of the United States.svg Frank Froehling III (2) Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Pat Cramer 6-3, 6–2. [2]
1972West Palm Beach Flag of the United States.svg Eddie Dibbs Flag of Ecuador.svg Miguel Olvera 5-7, 6–4, 7–5. [2]
South Florida Open Championships
1973West Palm Beach Flag of the United States.svg Eddie Dibbs (2) Flag of the United States.svg Norman Holmes 6-0, 6–2. [2]
1974West Palm Beach Flag of the United States.svg Doug Crawford Flag of the United States.svg Rick Fisher 6-3, 7–5. [2]
1976West Palm Beach Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Greg Halder Flag of France.svg Clive Rothwell [8] 6-2, 6–3. [2]
1977West Palm Beach Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Harry Fritz Flag of the United States.svg Larry Loeb [9] 6-4, 7–6. [2]

Men's singles (Fall)

YearLocationChampionsRunners-upScore
South Florida Fall Championships/West Palm Beach Fall Open
1954Fort Lauderdale Flag of the United States.svg Allen Austin Quay Flag of the United States.svg James (Jim) Shakespeare [10] 6-2, 6–2. [2]

Women's singles

(incomplete roll)

YearLocationChampionsRunners-upScore
South Florida Championships
1922Miami Flag of the United States.svg Martha Floyd Flag of the United States.svg Clare Cassell 6-4, 6-4
1923Miami Flag of the United States.svg Anna Townsend Godfrey Flag of the United States.svg Clare Cassell 6-1, 6-1
1929Miami Flag of the United States.svg Eleanor Brooks Cottman Flag of Cuba.svg Gisela Comallonga6-,2 6-4
1939West Palm Beach Flag of the United States.svg Pauline Betz Flag of the United States.svg Marta Barnett [11] 6-3, 6-2
1940West Palm Beach Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mary Hardwick Flag of the United States.svg Sarah Palfrey Fabyan 6-1, 6-3
1941Palm Beach Flag of the United States.svg Pauline Betz (2) Flag of the United States.svg Dorothy Bundy 6-4, 6-1
1946West Palm Beach Flag of the United States.svg Shirley Fry Flag of the United States.svg Eleanor Cushingham [12] 6-2, 2-6 6-1
1948West Palm Beach Flag of Romania.svg Magda Berescu Rurac Flag of the United States.svg Laura Lou Jahn [13] 6-4, 6-1
1949West Palm Beach Flag of the United States.svg Helen Pedersen Rihbany Flag of the United States.svg Virginia Lee Boyer6-0, 6-1
1950West Palm Beach Flag of the United States.svg Jean Clarke Flag of the United States.svg Rhoda Hopkins [14] 7-5, 6–8, 6-1
1951West Palm Beach Flag of the United States.svg Beverly Baker Flag of the United States.svg Shirley Fry 6-4, 6-4
1953West Palm Beach Flag of Australia (converted).svg Thelma Coyne Long Flag of the United States.svg Jean Clarke6-4, 6-4
1954West Palm Beach Flag of the United States.svg Laura Lou Kunnen Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg Hana Sládková-Koželuhová 9-7, 6-1
1955West Palm Beach Flag of the United States.svg Mildred Thornton [15] Flag of the United States.svg Pat Stewart 9-7, 6-4
1956West Palm Beach Flag of the United States.svg Shirley Fry (2) Flag of the United States.svg Nancy Morrison Montgomery 6–1, 6-1
1957West Palm Beach Flag of the United States.svg Dottie Head Knode Flag of the United States.svg Karol Fageros 7–9, 7–5, 6-3
1958West Palm Beach Flag of the United States.svg Janet Hopps Flag of Brazil.svg Maria Bueno 6–3, 7-5
1959West Palm Beach Flag of the United States.svg Barbara Scofield Davidson Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marie Martin 6–4, 2–6, 9-7
1960West Palm Beach Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ann Barclay Flag of the United States.svg Sandy Warshaw [16] 7–5, 6-1
1961West Palm Beach Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ann Barclay (2) Flag of the United States.svg Nancy Morrison Montgomery 6–1, 6-3
1962West Palm Beach Flag of the United States.svg Stephanie DeFina Flag of the United States.svg Nancy Morrison Montgomery 8–6, 6-2
1963West Palm Beach Flag of the United States.svg Stephanie DeFina (2) Flag of the United States.svg Nancy Morrison Orthwein 6–1, 6-1
1964West Palm Beach Flag of the United States.svg Stephanie DeFina (3) Flag of the United States.svg Carol Ann Prosen 1–6, 6–4, 6-2
1965West Palm Beach Flag of the Netherlands.svg Betty Stöve Flag of the Netherlands.svg Trudy Groenman 6–4, 6-4
1966West Palm Beach Flag of the United States.svg Stephanie DeFina (4) Flag of the United States.svg Alice Tym 6–4, 6-0
1967West Palm Beach Flag of the United States.svg Stephanie DeFina (5) Flag of Brazil.svg Vera Cleto 6–3, 6-0
1968West Palm Beach Flag of Japan.svg Kazuko Sawamatsu Flag of Brazil.svg Vera Cleto 6–1, 6-3
↓  Open era  ↓
1969West Palm Beach Flag of the United States.svg Stephanie DeFina (6) Flag of Argentina.svg Anna Maria Cavadini [17] 6–1, 6-2
1970West Palm Beach Flag of the United States.svg Chris Evert Flag of the United States.svg Stephanie DeFina 6–3, 6-2
1971West Palm Beach Flag of France.svg Christiane Spinoza Flag of the United States.svg Bunny Smith6–1, 6-2
1972West Palm Beach Flag of the United States.svg Pam Austin Flag of the United States.svg Mary McLean [18] 6–1, 6-1
South Florida Open Championships
1973West Palm Beach Flag of the United States.svg Bunny Smith [19] Flag of Austria.svg Sabine Bernegger [20] 6–4, 7-5

Tournament records

Men's singles

Included: [2]

Women's singles

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